Antoine Sunier is a new name to me. He’s the brother of Julien Sunier, who has been making wines in Beaujolais since 2008, and he came to the region in…
Gamay Focus 11, Château de Beauregard Fleurie Poncié 2013
Continuing the Gamay journey, it’s back to Beaujolais. This Fleurie is from a sixth-generation family producer, and the vineyard is managed to promote microbial life, although it isn’t certified organic….
Gamay focus, 10 – Puy de Dôme Gamay 2013 from the Auvergne
I recently wrote about the wines from Caves Saint Vernay in France’s Auvergne, a volcanic terroir in the south of the Loire. Well, next stop on my Gamay journey is…
Gamay focus, 9 – Te Mata Gamay Noir 2014 Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Continuing the Gamay quest, we are off to New Zealand. There are just 7.3 hectares of Gamay Noir in New Zealand. And the producer who has led the way with…
Gamay focus, 8 – Domaine Sérol Les Originelles 2014 Côte Roannaise
Once again, in my pursuit of Gamay, I am stepping outside of Beaujolais, this time to Côte Roannaise in the south of the Loire. I’m also finding this adventure a…
Gamay focus, 7 – Domaine des Hauts de Chasselay Coteaux du Lyonnais
So, in the next episode of my quest to explore Gamay, I’m heading just south of Beaujolais to the Coteaux du Lyonnais, a small appellation of 370 hectares of vines…
Gamay focus, 6 – Desvignes Morgon Javernières ‘Les Impénitents’ 2011
In a series focusing on Gamay, it’s natural to spend quite a bit of time on its home turf: Beaujolais. I think that this is a region in the ascendant….
Two lovely volcanic wines from the Cotes d’Auvergne
Cave St Verny make some lovely wines, from the Côtes d’Auvergne, a really interesting but obscure wine region pretty much in the middle of France, which is counted as part…
Gamay focus, 5 – Radford Dale Thirst Gamay Noir
There’s not much Gamay in South Africa – just 13.3 hectares planted. It’s for this reason that Alex Dale wasn’t keen for me to reveal to the world the location…